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ERANCIs s. voGEL AND Jo-HN n. ALERIGHT, CE LANCASTER, PENN- sYLvANIA.

teem Patent No. 88,349, cated M11/rch 30,1869.

IIVIPROVEMENT IN CABBAG-E-C'UTTER.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettere Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may conwrn.- 4'

Be it known that We, FRANCIS S. VOGEL and JOHN R. ALBRIGHT, of Lancaster, in the county of Lancaslter, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Arrangement in Machines for Cutting Cabbage; aud we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of the machine;

Figure 2, a vertical section, to show the relative positionof the'parts l Figure 3, detached portions of the same.

The nature of our invention consists in providing a feeding-lid, on a screw-shafasliding in side guides, so as to keep a constant and regular pressure `upon the material, within au upright stand, or vessel, having sides parallel toeach other, with a revolving bottom, provided with knives, connected' by said screw-shaft, and operated by bevelgear or a simple crank-handle.

'llo enable others skilled in the art to make and use ourinveution, it is only necessary to say that the stand, or vessel A has the vertical sides parallel to each other, of any diameter or height desirable. v

The lower inner circumference of A has a shoulder, or portion cut out forthe reception of the revolving 'bottom o, so as to close the chink. i

This bottom has two or more knives, R, inserted as shown, and is rotated by the central shaft S,.which has its step and bearings S beneath, on K. E

The vessel A is raised ou attached supports M.

The side staves a a, opposite to each other, are elongated, and provided with a groove, b, for the lugs B on thelid D to slide in.

Thislid has an open slot, d, to the centre, to adapt it to cover the vessel, on each side of which there is sliding way for the female-screw nut N, surrounding the shaft S.

The side staves A are united by a cross-piece, E,

which also supports the central screw-shaft, surmounted bya bevel-pinion, F, and extending down through the vessel to the step K, and to which th'e bot torn, o, is secured, and revolves with it.

A horizontal shaft, x, connected with a crank-handle, J, and bevelled pinion G, completes the gear.

'lhe side guides, or grooves for the lugs, or ears on the lid, open outwardly above, at a, as shown.

The lid D being removed, the heads of cabbage, cut

in two, are packed around the shaft in the vessel, till suiiiciently filled up. The klid is then inserted, by entering the side lugsB through the open space a, into the grooves, at the same time that the female-screw block N is in a position to slide in under 'the side ledges c of the lid D. When in its proper position, by turning the crank-handle, the lid will befed down bythe ing are not novel, and that rotary bottoms, with knives,

are also in use. Nor do we claim any of the .parts employed, separately considered; But collectively, as a. whole, the arrangement is new, and produces the most valuable results, for the purpose set forth.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to se-v cure by Letters Patent, is- Y The arrangement of a cabbage-cutter, A, with the screw-shaft S, sliding nut N, and lid D, combined with a rotary bottom, o, armed with knives R, the arrange.- lnent of the step K, all operating in the manner and for the purpose substantially in the manner specified.

F. S. VOGEL. JNO. It. ALBRIG'HT. Witnesses: l

J No. M. AMWEG, JACOB STAUFFER. 

